Law enforcement

Special Agent William Sentner, III (Posthumously) (U.S. Department of Justice, Miami, FL)

On Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Special Agent William Sentner of the Miami, FL, Field Office, Investigations Division, Office of Inspector General (OIG) was working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an investigation involving corrupt prison guards in a federal prison facility in Tallahassee, Florida. As a result of the investigation, six prison guards were indicted for sexually abusing female inmates, smuggling contraband into...

DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program

With this program, BJA assists states and units of local government with existing crime laboratories to increase the capacity of public forensic DNA and DNA database laboratories to process more DNA samples for the FBI's Combined DNA Index System.

Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program

This program helps address the extreme shortage of board-certified forensic pathologists in the United States and provides medical examiner and coroner offices with the resources to become accredited and maintain that accreditation.

Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA

This program assists law enforcement and prosecutors to address and prosecute violent crime cold cases and decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution.

Ceremonies and Recipients

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May 16, 2022, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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September 9, 2019, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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May 22, 2019, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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February 20, 2018, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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July 27, 2017, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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May 16, 2016, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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February 11, 2015, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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February 20, 2013, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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September 22, 2010, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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October 22, 2008, Medal of Valor Ceremony

Recipients:

Special Agent William Sentner, III (posthumously) (U.S. Department of Justice, Miami, Florida)
Lieutenant Carlos Thompson (Mobile County Sheriff's Office, Mobile, Alabama)
Officer David Goitia (Glendale Police Department, Glendale, Arizona)
Detective Raymond Robertson and Commander Miguel Galvez (Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami, Florida, and Opa-Locka Police Department, Florida)
Firefighter Brian D. Rothell (Chesterfield Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Chesterfield, Virginia)

December 12, 2007, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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March 16, 2006, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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July 14, 2005, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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March 22, 2004, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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February 14, 2003, Medal of Valor Ceremony

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Press Releases

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Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor

The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers who have shown exceptional courage in the effort to save or protect human life.

Participate in Upcoming Webinar on the Core Standards for Sexual Assault Investigations Guide

Register for the September 1 webinar offered through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative TTA Program.

New Research on Body-Worn Cameras

May 2015

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Body-Worn Camera Videos

This video captures the presentations of several speakers. Jennifer Wood, Associate Professor at Temple University, presents key findings from a pilot evaluation of the Philadelphia Police Department's use of body-worn cameras (BWC) in one of the districts. During his presentation, Michael White, Professor at Arizona State University, focuses on available BWC resources and research. And, Daniel Lawrence from the Urban Institute spoke about the Institute's evaluation of BWC.

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Body-Worn Camera Pilot Implementation Program: Introduction to Training and Technical Assistance

May 2015

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Body-Worn Camera Videos

During this webinar, the speakers provided an overview of the BWC Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) initiative, introduced the support team, highlighted the TTA process, and more.

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